Enterprise HealthOSHAOccupational Safety and Health Administration
The federal agency under the U.S. Department of Labor that sets and enforces workplace safety and health standards.
Key facts
- Established by the OSH Act of 1970, under the Department of Labor
- Standards in 29 CFR 1910 (general industry) and 1926 (construction)
- Employers with 10+ employees keep injury/illness records (Form 300)
- State-plan states must be at least as effective as federal OSHA
What it means
Created by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, OSHA writes and enforces standards such as 29 CFR 1910 (general industry) and 29 CFR 1926 (construction), conducts inspections, and issues citations. Many of its standards — hearing conservation, respiratory protection, bloodborne pathogens, hazard communication — carry medical surveillance and recordkeeping obligations that an occupational-health system has to operationalize. Employers with more than 10 employees must keep injury and illness records on the OSHA 300 Log.
Frequently asked
Does OSHA require electronic recordkeeping?
Certain establishments must electronically submit Form 300A summary data (and, for some high-hazard industries, 300 and 301 detail) to OSHA each year through the Injury Tracking Application. A connected occupational-health record makes that submission a by-product of day-to-day documentation rather than a separate scramble.
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